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Cards Term Bas Relief Definition Sculptural relief where the surface is slightly raised and/or carved away. Term additive technique Definition Method of working in sculpture where parts are added to an armature to create a complete work of art. Term subtractive techniques Definition Method of working in sculpture where parts are taken away from the medium to create a complete work of art. Term firing Definition Process pottery goes through when heated to extremely high temperatures in a kiln. Term slipping and scoring Definition Method use to join two pieces of clay together. First clay is scored (hatched with a fork), then slip (very wet clay) is added to glue the pieces together. Term greenware Definition A clay work that has yet to be fired. Term leather hard Definition A term used to describe clay that is still plastic but not dry or overly wet. Term bone dry Definition Completely dried out clay, no moisture present at all. Term bisque ware Definition Pottery that has gone through the firing process once and is ready to be painted or glazed. Term kneading clay Definition clay preparation, where a lump of clay is rolled in upon itself, while stretching and pulling to get out the air bubbles. Term wedging clay Definition putting the clay into a workable, smooth state, by kneading or by repeatedly cutting and slamming together lumps of moist clay. Term stabile Definition An abstract sculpture that has movable parts similar to a mobile, but that is attached to a solid, unmovable base rather than suspended. Term mobile Definition Sculpture that is capable of movement. Term statue Definition a three-dimensional representation usually of a person, animal, or mythical being that is produced by sculpturing, modeling, or casting Term Layout artist Definition A person who arranges words and pictures on a page/screen in a manner that is appealing and consistent with the publication’s image. Term Potter Definition Artist who creates pottery for a living. Term analogous scheme Definition The analogous color scheme uses colors that are adjacent (next) to each other on the color wheel. Term split-complementary scheme Definition The split complementary scheme is a variation of the standard complementary scheme. It uses a color and the two colors adjacent to its complement. Term triad scheme Definition The triadic color scheme uses three colors equally spaced around the color wheel. Term form Definition Form refers to an element of art that is three-dimensional (height, width, and depth) and encloses volume. Term Shape Definition An element of art, it is an enclosed space defined and determined by other art elements such as line, color, value, and texture. Term Space Definition An element of art that refers to the distance or area between, around, above, below, or within things. It can be described as two-dimensional or three-dimensional; as flat, shallow, or deep; as open or closed; as positive or negative; and as actual, ambiguous, or illusory. Term Contrast Definition A large difference between two things; for example, hot and cold, green and red, light and shadow. Term Nine step value scale Definition Term hatching Definition Term crosshatching Definition Term stippling Definition